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Theatre BA

Building Your Skills

As a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre student at UCM, you’ll have various performance and
technical opportunities from 35-40 productions each year. The 442-seat, state-of-the-art
James L. Highlander Theater will offer you diverse experiences on a traditional proscenium
stage. Our flexible, 100-seat Nickerson Black Box Theater will provide you with more
intimate acting and technical challenges like you would experience in television and
film. Each summer you’ll have paid opportunities to company manage, direct, design
or act in our touring children’s production. UCM Theatre and Dance invites you to
join a diverse body of students, professional faculty, and participate in a rigorous
curriculum that will prepare you for graduate programs or a professional career.

Professional Faculty

All the faculty in the Department of Theatre and Dance are working professionals who
will help you achieve your goals of either progressing toward graduate education or
entering the workforce as a professional.

Theatre S.H.I.P.

The Theatre Special Housing Interest Program area in Nickerson Hall is designed for
students minoring in or majoring in theatre. This SHIP provides close proximity to
the department’s Black Box Theatre, a lounge to rehearse lines and blocking, a fully
equipped dance studio and access to dining facilities.

Performance and Design Technology Opportunities

● KCACTF Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions

● KCACTF Professional Auditions

● UCM Main Stage Production Program

● Studio Theatre One-Act Series

● Richard Herman Black Box Theatre Program

● Film Makers And Actors' Coalition

● Assistant Design or Design in Main Stage Season

● Stage Manage or Assistant Stage Manage in Main Stage Season

● Technical Direction or Assistant Technical Direction in Main Stage Season

● Front of House Operations

● Box Office Management

● Public Relations Assistant

● Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

● Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri

● USITT

● Southeast Theatre Conference

● U/RTA Auditions and Portfolio Reviews

9 Circles

9 Circles was produced in the spring of 2017 and played in our Nickerson Black Box
Theatre. It received KCACTF Meritorious Awards for Directing and Scenic Design and
had a scene from the play invited to the Showcase of Invited Scenes.

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike was from the 2015 – 2016 season and featured student
scenic designer, BFA Design Technology student, Libby Pecher.

The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes was produced in the spring of 2016 and guest directed by UCM Theatre
and Dance alum, Jill Szoo Wilson. Mrs. Wilson's residency was sponsored by The Meridith
Harmon Sauer Endowed Guest Artist Series in Theatre

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood was from the 2014 – 2015 season and featured student scenic designer,
BFA Design Technology major, Olivia Bradshaw.